Recommendations
The IRR’s Blueprint for Growth: "Open(ing) for business": South Africa's investment malaise and how to escape it
14th October 2025 South Africa has for decades been a chronic investment underperformer. This is the foundation of its inadequate economic performance, explaining... →
Joint external evaluation of the International Health Regulations (2005) core capacities of Eswatini Mission report23–27 September 2024
14th October 2025 The International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR) are legally binding regulations developed by the World Health Organization. They are aimed at... →
Justice financing and justice outcomes: a cross-sectional and dynamic panel analysis
14th October 2025 This paper looks at how a country’s income and government spending on justice relate to the quality of its justice system, including how well the... →
State of justice financing 2025 annual review: domestic financing and aid
14th October 2025 This policy brief presents the latest global data on justice finance. It covers the level of finance flowing to the justice sector from domestic... →
Ramaphosa welcomes EU’s investment in South Africa 
By: Tasneem Bulbulia 13th October 2025 President Cyril Ramaphosa has welcomed a Team Europe investment package worth nearly €12-billion, announced at the Global Gateway Forum, in... →
Renewable energy: A gender perspective (Second edition)
13th October 2025 This update to IRENA’s original work on gender in renewable finds that women currently represent 32% of the full-time renewable energy workforce –... →
South Africa’s Unemployment Catastrophe: A call for urgent action
7th October 2025 South Africa has the deepest and most persistent unemployment crisis in the world. Despite this, government continues to avoid the essential... →
Jobs and Women: Untapped Talent, Unrealized Growth
7th October 2025 Growth prospects in the Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan, and Pakistan (MENAAP) are improving, in line with global trends, but conflict,... →
Africa’s Pulse, No. 32, October 2025: Pathways to Job Creation in Africa
7th October 2025 Economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa is expected to increase from 3.5 percent in 2024 to 3.8 percent in 2025 and further growth to 4.4 percent... →
Breaking down the barriers to women-led responses amidst the humanitarian reset: stepping up, stepping back, making space
7th October 2025 There is growing consensus that increasing support for women-led organisations (WLOs) will lead to more efficient and effective responses to... →
